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MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO THE CABINET MISSION
“The Britishers knew that it was no longer possible for them to keep India in bondage. So on March 15,1946, the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, acknowledged India’s right to attain full independence within or even without the British Common Wealth and said that they would not allow a minority to place their veto on the advance of the majority.
The British Premier sent out a delegation of three Cabinet Ministers, Sir Stafford Cripps, A.V. Alexander and Lord Pethick Lawrence who was then the Secretary of State for India to discuss with Indian party leaders on the spot the question of resolving the Political dead lock. The British Cabinet delegation reached New Delhi on March 24th, 1946, numerous interviews, high level discussions and delicate deliberations took place in the Viceregal Lodge.
Amidst this atmosphere two representatives of the Minority Communities were interviewed by the mission on April 5,
- They were Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Master Tara Singh. Dr. Ambedkar placed a memorandum before the commission........” [1] The Memorandum is as follows :
All - India
Scheduled Castes Federation
MEMORANDUM
Submited By
D R . B. R. A MBEDKAR
TO THE
CABINET MISSION
ON
5th April 1946
1 : Keer, Pp. 378-379.